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INTERNATIONAL
Mersen
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Annual Report
2014
In 2014, a renewable three-year framework agreement was signed
with ABB for the supply of a complete solution combining a slip-ring,
brush-holder and carbon brush. It will be specially designed for
ABB’s new range of generators with unit capacity of between
1.5 MW and 3.5 MW, which can be used in the vast majority of
wind turbine models currently sold around the world.
While our solution sharply reduces the need for maintenance on the
most critical part of the generator, ABB’s choice was also based on
our ability to manufacture identical products at several
points around the world close to the end customer
.
The plants in Europe (especially Germany), Asia (China and India)
and South America (Brazil) will therefore be spearheading this
ambitious program, which is the result of five years of collaborative
engineering studies between the two companies.
South
America
2 sites
of
which1 site
>125people
190
employees
North
America
14 sites
ofwhich4sites
>125people
1 950
employees
2
R&D centers
Serving ABB with
multi-local production
for global deployment
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